Red Blend
TagShafer Hillside Select 2014 & 4 more from Shafer
It’s always a good day when new review samples from Shafer Vineyards arrive. The days I get to taste them are even better. Below are revie..
Shafer Vineyards Current Releases
Shafer Vineyards, of the Stags Leap District AVA in Napa Valley, produced its first wine in 1978. It quickly became one of the most respec..
Recanati Winery & Heritage Grape Varieties of Israel
The wine market is crowded. New and/or small producers need to be tactical to gain, or maintain, a foothold in the face of strong comp..
Understanding Priorat and Tasting Scala Dei
Founded as a monastery by Carthusians from Provence at the turn of the 13th century, Scala Dei is one of the oldest wine producers in West..
Crown Point Vineyards of the Happy Canyon AVA
While Santa Barbara County is well-known for its cool climate and expressive wines made from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, those things don’t..
2014 Halter Ranch Ancestor and 3 More New Releases
2014 Halter Ranch CDP Adelaida District Paso Robles 90+ 14.8% 750ml $32
A Chateauneuf-du-Pape style blend with a twist—The Halter Ranch “..
2013 Chateau Ksara Reserve du Couvent Red Wine review — 91pts
The growing season is long and dry, but winter can bring snow to the vineyards which average 3,300 feet in elevation.
Chateau Ksara is..
Susana Balbo: Reviews of Current Releases 88–93pts
Winemaker Susana Balbo with the concrete fermenters at her eponymous winery
Susana Balbo was the first woman in Argentina to earn a de..
Nieto Senetiner: Reviews of Current Releases 89–92+pts
Historic Nieto Senetiner winery offers tasty Argentinian wines at affordable price points
Last year, I wrote a cover story for The Tas..